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| Date: | Wednesday 16 February 2005 |
| Time: | 16:20 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 162505 |
| MSN: | 65-517 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Sigonella -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HC-4 |
GAETA, Italy (NNS) -- Four crew members were injured when an MH-53E helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 4, based at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, crashed on base Feb. 16 at approximately 4:20 p.m. (3:20 GMT). The four injured air crew have been transported to the Navy hospital at NAS Sigonella for evaluation and treatment. All are in stable condition. The HC-4 aircraft was on a routine training mission from NAS Sigonella prior to crashing on the runway. U.S. Navy and Italian officials are investigating the cause of the accident.
Sources:
AFM APR 2005, p75
Scramble
https://web.archive.org/web/20121016130116/http://www.navy.mil/search/print.asp?story_id=17138&VIRIN=12604&imagetype=1&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2021 07:39 | TB | Added |
| 28-Aug-2021 09:50 | harro | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 09-Nov-2024 15:23 | SikFan | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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